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Our goal was to plant the first three acres of what will eventually be a ten-acre Garry Oak nature preserve just outside Tacoma, Washington. We were there with our friends and partners at Forterra, an organization dedicated to protecting and conserving land.

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In honor of Garryana 3|1 being named American Single Malt Whiskey of the Year we pulled this episode from the archives. Our time caring for this property with Forterra is now entering its third year and the excitement from our first visit hasn't diminished a bit. We hope you enjoy.

The fifth annual Peat Week has arrived. Do you ever wonder how we make each year's festival bottling? Join Shane, Scott, and Matt as they head into the blending lab to find out. For more info on this release and Peat Week events visit www.PeatWeek.com

Without an established economy in place for sourcing Quercus garryana we must be creative. We have to get out there, talk to people, ask questions and be willing to track down even the smallest stashes of oak.

Westland visits Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in the Hudson Valley of New York. Stone Barns is unique in their commitment to looking at agricultural in new ways. Expressing the sense of place of their particular region while also keeping value close to agriculture. Jack Algiere, director of the farm, showed us around the property and shared how to manage a farm in a way that makes most sense for—and benefits—the place, the community in which it sits, and the end consumer.

Garry oak is a species of white oak native to the Pacific Northwest with a natural habitat ranging primarily from southern British Columbia, down through Western Washington and in to the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Westland has been working with Garry Oak for some time now and still there is always more to learn. This episode looks back at some of our initial explorations with ReWine Barrels in Salem, OR.